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Mr. Crawford gone, Sir Thomas's next object was that he should be missed; and he entertained great hope that his niece would find a blank in the loss of those attentions which at the time she had felt, or fancied, an evil. She had tasted of consequence in its most flattering form; and he did hope that the loss of it, the sinking again into nothing, would awaken1 very wholesome2 regrets in her mind. He watched her with this idea; but he could hardly tell with what success. He hardly knew whether there were any difference in her spirits or not. She was always so gentle and retiring that her emotions were beyond his discrimination. He did not understand her: he felt that he did not; and therefore applied3 to Edmund to tell him how she stood affected4 on the present occasion, and whether she were more or less happy than she had been.
Edmund did not discern any symptoms of regret, and thought his father a little unreasonable5 in supposing the first three or four days could produce any.
What chiefly surprised Edmund was, that Crawford's sister, the friend and companion who had been so much to her, should not be more visibly regretted. He wondered that Fanny spoke6 so seldom of _her_, and had so little voluntarily to say of her concern at this separation.
Alas7! it was this sister, this friend and companion, who was now the chief bane of Fanny's comfort. If she could have believed Mary's future fate as unconnected with Mansfield as she was determined8 the brother's should be, if she could have hoped her return thither9 to be as distant as she was much inclined to think his, she would have been light of heart indeed; but the more she
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awaken
vi.醒,觉醒;vt.唤醒,使觉醒,唤起,激起
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wholesome
adj.适合;卫生的;有益健康的;显示身心健康的
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applied
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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unreasonable
adj.不讲道理的,不合情理的,过度的
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spoke
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
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alas
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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thither
adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的
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recollected
adj.冷静的;镇定的;被回忆起的;沉思默想的v.记起,想起( recollect的过去式和过去分词 )
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inclination
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
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scruples
n.良心上的不安( scruple的名词复数 );顾虑,顾忌v.感到于心不安,有顾忌( scruple的第三人称单数 )
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scruple
n./v.顾忌,迟疑
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hesitations
n.犹豫( hesitation的名词复数 );踌躇;犹豫(之事或行为);口吃
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imputed
v.把(错误等)归咎于( impute的过去式和过去分词 )
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attachment
n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附
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prospect
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
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amiable
adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的
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sages
n.圣人( sage的名词复数 );智者;哲人;鼠尾草(可用作调料)
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judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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impartial
adj.(in,to)公正的,无偏见的
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impartiality
n. 公平, 无私, 不偏
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participation
n.参与,参加,分享
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persuasions
n.劝说,说服(力)( persuasion的名词复数 );信仰
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craving
n.渴望,热望
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lieutenants
n.陆军中尉( lieutenant的名词复数 );副职官员;空军;仅低于…官阶的官员
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lieutenant
n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员
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conjectured
推测,猜测,猜想( conjecture的过去式和过去分词 )
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dignified
a.可敬的,高贵的
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motive
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的
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propriety
n.正当行为;正当;适当
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heartily
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
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abode
n.住处,住所
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addicted
adj.沉溺于....的,对...上瘾的
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raptures
极度欢喜( rapture的名词复数 )
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infancy
n.婴儿期;幼年期;初期
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enjoyment
n.乐趣;享有;享用
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irritation
n.激怒,恼怒,生气
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accomplished
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
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dint
n.由于,靠;凹坑
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dwelling
n.住宅,住所,寓所
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submission
n.服从,投降;温顺,谦虚;提出
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meditations
默想( meditation的名词复数 ); 默念; 沉思; 冥想
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steadily
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地
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remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
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formerly
adv.从前,以前
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alienated
adj.感到孤独的,不合群的v.使疏远( alienate的过去式和过去分词 );使不友好;转让;让渡(财产等)
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incessant
adj.不停的,连续的
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sloop
n.单桅帆船
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conveyance
n.(不动产等的)转让,让与;转让证书;传送;运送;表达;(正)运输工具
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countenances
n.面容( countenance的名词复数 );表情;镇静;道义支持
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suspense
n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑
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interfered
v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 );调停;妨碍;干涉
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dissuade
v.劝阻,阻止
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confidential
adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的
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discourse
n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述
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remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
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alluded
提及,暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 )
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promising
adj.有希望的,有前途的
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vicissitudes
n.变迁,世事变化;变迁兴衰( vicissitude的名词复数 );盛衰兴废
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exhausted
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
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sobs
啜泣(声),呜咽(声)( sob的名词复数 )
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displeased
a.不快的